91-year-old asked for help with couch fire. Relative found house ablaze; body found in the ashes.

A person was found dead early Thursday morning after a Carter County house fire, according to Kentucky State Police.

Police think the victim is a 91-year-old woman, but the identification hasn’t been confirmed, according to state police. The fire, which was called in at 12:58 a.m., was at 321 Patchwork Lane in Grayson.

The 91-year-old woman who lives in the house had called a relative asking for help because her couch was on fire, according to state police. The relative went to the house but was unable to help because of the flames.